The Birth of Moses

1 Now a man° from athe house° of Levi° went° and Imarried° a daughter° of Levi°.
2 The woman° conceived° and bore° a son°; and when she saw°Ithat he was IIabeautiful°, she hid° him for three° months°.
3 But when she could° hide° him no° longer°, she got° him a Iawicker°IIbasket° and covered° it over with tar° and pitch°. Then she put° the child° into it and set° [it] among the breeds° by the bank° of the Nile°.
4aHis sister° stood° at a distance° to Ifind° out what° would IIhappen° to him.

5 ¶ The daughter° of Pharaoh° came° down°ato bathe° at the Nile°, with her maidens° walking° alongside°° the Nile°; and she saw° the Ibasket° among° the reeds° and sent° her maid°, and she brought° it [to her].
6 When she opened° [it], she Isaw° the child°, and behold°, [the] IIboy° was crying°. And she had° pity° on him and said°, “This° is one° of the Hebrews’° children°.”
7 Then his sister° said° to Pharaoh’s° daughter°, “Shall I go° and call°Ia nurse° for you from the Hebrew° women° that she may nurse° the child° for you?”
8 Pharaoh’s° daughter° said° to her, “Go° [ahead].” So the girl° went° and called° the child’s° mother°.
9 Then Pharaoh’s° daughter° said° to her, “Take° this° child° away and nurse° him for me and I will give° [you] your wages°.” So the woman° took° the child° and nursed° him.
10 The child° grew°, and she brought° him to Pharaoh’s° daughter° and ahe became° her son°. And she named°° him IMoses°, and said°, “Because° I IIdrew° him out of the water°.”

11 ¶ Now it came° about in those° days°, awhen Moses° had grown° up, that he went° out to his brethren° and looked° on their Ibhard° labors°; and che saw° an Egyptian° beating° a Hebrew°, one° of his brethren°.
12 So he Ilooked° this° way° and that, and when he saw° there° was no° one° [around], he astruck° down° the Egyptian° and hid° him in the sand°.
13 He went° out athe next° day°, and behold°, two° Hebrews° were Ifighting° with each other; and he said° to the IIoffender°, “Why° are you striking° your companion°?”
14 But he said°, “aWho° made° you a Iprince° or a judge° over° us? Are you IIintending° to kill° me as you killed° the Egyptian°?” Then Moses° was afraid° and said°, “Surely° the matter° has become known°.”

16 ¶ Now athe priest° of Midian° had seven° daughters°; and bthey came° to draw° water° and filled° the troughs° to water° their father’s° flock°.
17 Then the shepherds° came° and drove° them away°, but aMoses° stood° up and helped° them and watered° their flock°.
18 When they came° to aReuel° their father°, he said°, “Why° have you come° [back] so soon° today°?”
19 So they said°, “An Egyptian° delivered° us from the hand° of the shepherds°, and what° is more°, he even° drew° the water° for us and watered° the flock°.”
20 He said° to his daughters°, “Where° is he then? Why° is it that you have left° the man° behind°? Invite° him Ito have something° to eat°.”
21aMoses° was willing° to dwell° with the man°, and he gave° his daughter°bZipporah° to Moses°.
22 Then she gave° birth° to aa son°, and he named°° him IGershom°, for he said°, “I have been°ba IIsojourner° in a foreign° land°.”

23 ¶ Now it came° about in [the course of] those° many° days° that the king° of Egypt° died°. And the sons° of Israel°asighed° because° of the bondage°, and they cried° out; and btheir cry° for help° because° of [their] bondage° rose° up to God°.
24 So aGod° heard° their groaning°; and God° remembered°bHis covenant° with Abraham°, Isaac°, and Jacob°.
25aGod° saw° the sons° of Israel°, and God°Itook° notice° [of them].

Moses is born,

1 ¶ And there went¹ª² a manº of the houseº² of Levi,º and tookºª [to wife] a² daughterº of Levi.º2 And the womanº conceived,ºª and bareºª a son:º and when she sawºª him that² he² [was a] goodlyº [child], she hidºª him threeº months.º

and in an ark cast into the flags.

3 And when she couldºª not² longerº hideºª him, she tookºª for him an arkº of bulrushes,º and daubedºª it with slimeº and with pitch,º and putºª² the childº therein; and she laidºª [it] in the flagsº by² the river'sº brink.º4 And his sisterº stoodºª afar off,º² to witºª what² would be doneºª to him.

He is found, and brought up by Pharaoh's daughter.

5 ¶ And the daughterº of Pharaohº came downºª to washºª [herself] at² the river;º and her maidensº walked¹ª along² by² the river'sº side;º and when she sawºª² the arkº amongº the flags,º she sentºª² her maidº to fetchºª it. 6 And when she had openedºª [it], she sawºª² the child:º and, behold,² the babeº wept.ºª And she had compassionºª on² him, and said,ºª This² [is one] of the Hebrews'¹ children.º²²7 Then saidºª his sisterº to² Pharaoh'sº daughter,º Shall I go¹ª² and callºª to thee a nurseºª² of² the Hebrew¹ women,¹² that she may nurseºª² the childº for thee? 8 And Pharaoh'sº daughterº saidºª to her, Go.¹ª² And the maidº went¹ª² and calledºª the child'sº² mother.º9 And Pharaoh'sº daughterº saidºª unto her, Take¹ª this child¹ away,¹ª²²²² and nurseºª it for me, and I² will giveºª [thee]² thy wages.º And the womanº tookºª the child,º and nursedºª it. 10 And the childº grew,ºª and she broughtºª him unto Pharaoh'sº daughter,º and he became² her son.º And she calledºª his nameº Moses:º and she said,ºª Because² I drewºª him out of² the water.º

He slayeth an Egyptian. He reproveth an Hebrew.

11 ¶ And it came to pass² in those² days,º when Mosesº was grown,ºª that he went outºª unto² his brethren,º and lookedºª on their burdens:º and he spiedºª an Egyptianºº smitingºª an Hebrew,º² one of his brethren.º²12 And he lookedºª this wayº and that way,º and when he sawºª that² [there was] no² man,º he slewºª² the Egyptian,º and hidºª him in the sand.º13 And when he went outºª the secondº day,º behold,² twoº men¹² of the Hebrewsº strove¹ª together:² and he saidºª to him that did the wrong,º Wherefore² smitestºª thou thy fellow?º14 And he said,ºª Who² madeºª thee¹ a princeº and a judgeºª over² us? intendestºª thou² to killºª me, as² thou killedstºª² the Egyptian?º And Mosesº feared,ºª and said,ºª Surelyº this thingº is known.ºª

He fleeth into Midian.

15 Now when Pharaohº heardºª this²² thing,º he soughtºª to slayºª² Moses.º But Mosesº fledºª from the faceº² of Pharaoh,º and dweltºª in the landº of Midian:º and he sat downºª by² a well.º16 Now the priestº of Midianº had sevenº daughters:º and they cameºª and drewºª [water], and filledºª² the troughsº to waterºª their father'sº flock.º17 And the shepherdsºª cameºª and drove them away:ºª but Mosesº stood upºª and helpedºª them, and wateredºª² their flock.º18 And when they cameºª to² Reuelº their father,º he said,ºª Howº [is it that] ye are comeºª so soonºª to day?º19 And they said,ºª An Egyptianºº deliveredºª us out of the handº² of the shepherds,ºª and also² drew¹ª [water] enoughºª for us, and wateredºª² the flock.º20 And he saidºª unto² his daughters,º And where² [is] he? why² [is] it² [that] ye have leftºª² the man?º callºª him, that he may eatºª bread.º

God respecteth the Israelites' cry.

23 ¶ And it came to pass² in process¹¹ of time,º²² that the kingº of Egyptº died:ºª and the childrenº of Israelº sighedºª by reason ofº the bondage,º and they cried,ºª and their cryº came upºª unto² Godº by reason of² the bondage.º24 And Godº heardºª² their groaning,º and Godº rememberedºª² his covenantº with² Abraham,º with² Isaac,º and with² Jacob.º25 And Godº looked¹ª upon²² the childrenº of Israel,º and Godº had respectºª unto [them].